Aleksey Chapygin

Aleksey Pavlovich Chapygin was a Russian writer, and one of the founders of the Soviet historical novel.

Chapygin was born in Kargopol Uyezd, Olonets Governorate. His northern peasant origins are reflected in his works. His first book of stories, Those Who Keep Aloof, and his novel The White Hermitage, describing northern life, were published before the Russian Revolution of 1917. He is best known for his two novels about peasant uprisings in the 17th century, Itinerant Folk and Stepan Razin . Stepan Razin is considered a classic of Soviet literature.

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